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Test for Hereditary Cancer

Cristina Flanagan Duran, Genetics Counselor with Miami Cancer Institute, explains there are genetic tests that exist for hereditary cancer predisposition; for example, for people that are planning to start a family and would like to see if they carry a faulty gene for a genetic condition that can be inherited. She says they also have screening tests for women in the early stages of pregnancy for chromosome problems.

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